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House cleaning businesses in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT

The house cleaning businesses in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #390 of 847 scored counties
#6 of 8 scored counties in Connecticut

Listings
23
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
66
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$154.4M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,334 a household
Spending per listing
$6.7M
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
284,015
+2.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 house cleaning businesses in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

At $1,334 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region spend about $154.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 23 house cleaning businesses, that is $6.7M per business, 5% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which house cleaning businesses share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region in 2023. That is one for every 1,754 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $208K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.

Population estimates show the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #390 of 847 scored counties and #6 of 8 scored counties in Connecticut.

How the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region compares

The same measures for Connecticut and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all lawn care, cleaning and other household services by the house cleaning businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

House cleaning in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT compared with Connecticut and the U.S.
MeasureSoutheastern Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticutU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.02.42.2
Spending per listing$6.7M$6M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,7542,0341,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.4%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,334$1,437$1,414
Median household income$86,586$95,781$80,734
Groundwork market score5155

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
66
Employees, 2023
589
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
230 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$208K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region

Population, 2025 estimate
284,015+2.0% since 2020
Households
115,768
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
598 sq. mi.
People per square mile
468
Median household income
$86,586
Average household income
$111,769
Median home value
$323,400
Jobs located here
118,380
Daytime population
270,328Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Connecticut

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The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region marked.

Top counties in Connecticut

Counties in Connecticut ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT75101.4$11M+2.3%#68 of 847
2Capitol Planning Region, CT65701.8$7.9M+3.1%#159 of 847
3Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT64362.0$6.7M+3.2%#171 of 847
4South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT56542.3$5.9M+2.5%#302 of 847
5Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT53122.5$5.6M+2.2%#352 of 847
6Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT51232.0$6.7M+2.0%#390 of 847
7Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT48893.8$4.4M+3.5%#472 of 847
8Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT44463.8$3.7M+4.1%#539 of 847

Other business types in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT?

There are 23 house cleaning businesses on map listings in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.

How much do households in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $154.4M a year, or $1,334 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.7M per business. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only house cleaning businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 115,768 households in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

The Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region has 2.0 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6.7M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region would have about 24, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,754 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

How fast is the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?

Population estimates put the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region at 284,015 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 115,768 households. Median household income in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region is $86,586, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region scores 51 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #390 of 847 scored counties.

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